Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 15.91 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 15.91 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 15.91 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.27 million, in 2009.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 6th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.77 million | — |
| 2001 | 12.69 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 12.48 million | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 12.20 million | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 11.90 million | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 11.66 million | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.46 million | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.35 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 11.30 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.27 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.28 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 11.41 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 11.59 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 11.81 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 12.06 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 12.53 million | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 12.95 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.33 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 13.83 million | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 14.36 million | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 14.92 million | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 15.13 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 15.51 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 15.74 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 15.88 million | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 15.91 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.91 million | 11.27 million | 12.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.52 million | 11.28 million | 14.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.52 million | 14.92 million | 15.91 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.45 million compare
- 4 Algeria 1.38 million compare
- 5 Niger 1.04 million compare
- 6 Cameroon 651,841 compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 650,121 compare
- 8 Chad 610,184 compare
- 9 Bangladesh 596,101 compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 15.91 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.91 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.27 million in 2009.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release